1919
Born August 29, 1919
Mineral, KS, USA
Orval Grove Notable
b. August 29, 1919 · Chicago White Sox 1940–1949
Orval Grove spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the Chicago White Sox as a pitcher, from 1940 to 1949.
He went 63 and 73 with a 3.78 earned run average, pitching 1,176.7 innings in 207 games. He struck out 374, completed 66 of his 152 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 207 games he batted .129, with 48 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1944.
He was born in Mineral, KS, USA on August 29, 1919, and died on April 20, 1992. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1944 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | CHW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | CHW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | CHW | 12 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .227 |
| 1943 | CHW | 32 | 66 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 0 | .182 |
| 1944 | CHW | 34 | 77 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .104 |
| 1945 | CHW | 33 | 71 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .099 |
| 1946 | CHW | 33 | 65 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0 | .108 |
| 1947 | CHW | 25 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .146 |
| 1948 | CHW | 32 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .095 |
| 1949 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 207 | 373 | 23 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 128 | 0 | .129 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 1941 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10.29 |
| 1942 | CHW | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 66.1 | 77 | 38 | 33 | 21 | 5.16 |
| 1943 | CHW | 15 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 216.1 | 192 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 2.75 |
| 1944 | CHW | 14 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 234.2 | 237 | 97 | 71 | 105 | 3.72 |
| 1945 | CHW | 14 | 12 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 217.0 | 233 | 83 | 68 | 54 | 3.44 |
| 1946 | CHW | 8 | 13 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 205.1 | 213 | 69 | 78 | 60 | 3.02 |
| 1947 | CHW | 6 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 135.2 | 158 | 67 | 70 | 33 | 4.44 |
| 1948 | CHW | 2 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 87.2 | 110 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 6.16 |
| 1949 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 54.00 |
| Career | — | 63 | 73 | 207 | 152 | 4 | 1176.2 | 1237 | 494 | 444 | 374 | 3.78 |
On this day & linked events
1992
Died April 20, 1992
1940
Major-league debut: Orval Grove
Orval Grove made a major-league debut on May 28, 1940.
1949
Final major-league game: Orval Grove
Orval Grove played a final major-league game on April 27, 1949.
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